Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-16
JACKSON'S GH AT BATTLE.
Incident. Recalled by One Who Was Within Sound
Of the Guns.

of the CONS.
In the morning of the preceding day
the famous battle of the Sth was
fought on the plains of Chalmette, four
miles below the city, says Charles
Gayarre. writing in Harper's Magazine
OF Gen. JaCkson's battle at New Or
leans. In u Oee-line the distance must
have been very short between the field
o. action and the Bore plantation six
miles above New Orleans by the wind
ings Of the river. tor the furious cam
nOnading and the discharges OF mus
kerry We're prOd'giously distinct. The
ladies OF the family, pale with the nat
ural emotions OF lear produced by the
dangers OF the situation, were
grouped on the broad gal
lery in front OF the house.
No man was visible, for the only one
who had remained at home ton ac-
count or his AGE had, when the bat
tie BEGAN. assembled with slow but hrm
steps a flight OF stairs whlCh led 20
the top uf the portICo. At every vol
ley OF artillery or musEetry | flung
EngllShmen killed" Twenty English
men Hat on the ground" and so on.
continued rejoicing in the fancIed de
struCtion OF our invaders. not with
standing the remonstranceS OF my
poor mother. IN whose alarm | very
little participated. The battle had
not vet ended when my grandfather
Bore came down from his post OF Oh
servation with the same measured
step and the same self-pOsesslOn with
which he had assembled, and SAID 70
his daughters, who anxIously inter
rCzrated his looks: Dismiss your
.ears; the Americans are victorious.
But, father, how do You know IT,
inquired my mother.
You forget, my dear child. replied
VI. de Bore, with "a calm smile, that
have some military experience. My
practiced ear has not been deceived,
am sure. The American guns have
silenced the English guns. The enemy
IS defeated"
These words had hardly been spoken
when, in the long avenue OF pecan trees
that led to the river, there appeared
u troop OF about IL hundred men rush
ing toward the house.
1.-The English! Here come the En-
I olish!" was the simultaneous cry OF the
women. NJ. de Bore stretched himself
| up to his full height, shaded his eyes
with his hand, and, after having look
ed steadily at the advancing crowd,
said, contemptuously: These men
the English Bah!'
They came rapidly TO the piazza,
about six feet hign, on which westood.
/ and along which ran wooden balus-
| trade. NJ. de Bore did not understand
/ one word OF the language spoken by
| these unexpected visitors, whose rag
a-mutfin appearance was no recon-
mendation. But if they were bandits,
1t was comfortable to see that they
were all unarmed.
WHO are they and what do they
want?" inquire VI. de Bore, survey
ing them evidently with no friendly
! eve. He was informed by one of his
/ family that they were fugitives who
reported that the Americans had been
/ completely routed. that they them
selves were a portion OF the defeated,
and that they begged for food. The
blood ran to the cheeks of the old
soldier, his eyes flashed, and he shout
ed in French TO the men: You lie!
! The Americans are victorious. You
have run away; you are towards.
Never shall it be said that | gave Il
hospitable welcome to distardly fugi.
tivcs from the battlefield. Hence, all
of you, or | will call my negroes to
drive you away" His words were
not comprehended, but his indignant
wrath was visible and his pantomime
was expressive.